Russia

MOSCOW, May 26. /TASS/: The amendments to the law of Hong Kong are a domestic affair of the People’s Republic of China, while the United States’ attempts to stir up a scandal don’t make Washington a reliable dialogue partner on any other issues, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after a video conference of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.

MOSCOW, May 26. /TASS/: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has officially invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to take part in a virtual summit devoted to research into a vaccine against the novel coronavirus, the British embassy in Moscow said on Telegram.

"On June 4, the British government will hold the Global Vaccine Summit 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has officially invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to participate in the virtual summit," the embassy said.

MOSCOW, May 26. /TASS/: The coronavirus pandemic will not require more amendments to the Russian Constitution, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

When asked if the Kremlin believed that there was a need for new amendments to the Constitution, he answered in the negative.

TASS, May 26: The United States conducted 70 covert and overt operations aimed at regime change in various countries in the Cold War period, Russian Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said Tuesday.

MOSCOW, May 26. /TASS/: Gas transit via the Yamal-Europe pipeline from Russia through Belarus and Poland to Germany has been brought down to zero on Tuesday. According to the results of the previous auction, the Polish section of the pipe was booked only by 3.7% on Tuesday. This is according to the data of operators of European gas pipelines.

MOSCOW, May 26. /TASS/: The Burevestnik Central Research Institute (part of Uralvagonzavod defense manufacturer within the state hi-tech corporation Rostec) has started the trials of the latest wheeled version of the Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled artillery system based on the Kamaz-6550 truck chassis, the Uralvagonzavod press office told TASS on Tuesday.

NOVO-OGARYOVO, May 26. /TASS/: Russia will hold on June 24 military parades on Moscow’s Red Square and in other cities across the country to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Victory over Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War, President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday during a session with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

MOSCOW, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday held a phone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, to discuss stabilizing the global oil market and the situation in Syria, the Kremlin said in a statement.

Putin and al-Kadhimi gave a positive assessment to the agreements on oil output cuts reached with the participation of Russia and Iraq in the OPEC+ format, which are aimed at overcoming the acute phase of the oil crisis, the statement said.

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/: There are no plans to introduce exit visas for citizens traveling abroad, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station on Monday.

"Despite numerous rumors and fake news stories, there are no plans to introduce restrictions such as exit visas. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made a special statement on the matter," she pointed out.

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/: Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov has told TASS that he was discharged from a hospital where he was receiving treatment after testing positive for coronavirus.

"[I] was discharged from hospital. For now, I will be in quarantine," he said.

Peskov added that he is planning to slowly get back to work. "I will gradually start working from home," he clarified.